On the recordApril 3, 2014
The Judiciary Committee, of which I am a member, voted out the nomination of Leon Rodriguez to be Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, also known as USCIS. This agency has been at the center of the collapse of immigration enforcement in America, and Mr. Rodriguez, if confirmed, will--it seems certain--continue to accelerate that collapse. I think it is an important issue for all of us to talk about. It is not so much about him personally, but it is what he is going to be asked to do. This is about what has been happening at Homeland Security--and USCIS is an important part of that--and how it is impacting the rule of law in America and immigration enforcement in America--or nonenforcement. It is a very serious matter. What I am going to say today is based on my best judgment of how and why it is happening and why this Congress needs to speak up about it. I have an article from the Washington Post, which is dated December 18, a few months ago. The article in the Washington Post is headlined ``Federal Workers' Job Satisfaction Falls, with Homeland Security Depart. Ranking Lowest Again.'' It goes on to say: Federal employees who deal with homeland security matters remain some of the government's least-satisfied, as overall workforce morale hit its lowest point in a decade, according to a report that began ranking agencies on such issues in 2003.…
